Extension estimates for Oregon forage and turf grass seed crop acreage, 19991.


County/District Annual ryegrass Perennial ryegrass Tall fescue Kentucky bluegrass Rough bluegrass Orchardgrass Chewings fescue Red fescue Hard fescue Colonial bentgrass Creeping bentgrass Total acres

Benton 11,000 10,500 11,200 3,900 950 950 38,500
Clackamas 5,000 2,000 550 650 650 8,850
Lane 9,400 9,000 7,900 1,200 350 550 28,400
Linn 87,000 72,800 32,800 5,000 850 350 800 1,400 201,000
Marion 47,000 16,500 400 7,000 2,710 2,400 2,000 3,460 81,470
Polk 14,000 14,500 29,000 4,300 61,800
Washington 9,000 6,500 15,500
Yamhill 6,900 15,000 21,000 2,100 45,000
Northwest District 128,300 182,800 126,900 16,900 8,400 3,710 2,400 4,100 7,010 480,520
Umatilla 3,332 2,136 3,285 476 339 885 10,453
Union 5,269 1,542 2,338 9,149
Northeast District 3,332 2,136 8,554 2,018 2,677 885 19,602
Jefferson 6,412 5,139 11,551
Southeast District 6,412 5,139 11,551
Morrow 372 367 739
Northcentral District 372 367 739
Other counties2 120 432 789 170 210 320 80 288 200 286 2,895

Oregon 128,420 186,504 129,468 15,755 5,309 17,110 10,738 6,467 3,940 4,300 7,296 515,307

1Data collected by the Extension Economic Information Office, Oregon State University, and compiled by William C. Young III, Extension Agronomist, Department of Crop and Soil Science, OSU.

2Counties reporting less than 300 acres production are not listed in accordance with a USDA disclosure rule.

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